Year 5 have been learning all about Islam and what in means to be a Muslim in Britain today. This week we had a special visitor who is a devoted practising Muslim. She spoke to the children about the religious month of Ramadan and celebrating the Festival of Eid-Ul-Fitr. Year Read more…
This week we have been learning about being a good friend and who is special to us. We read The Rainbow Fish, then discussed what makes a good friend and how we can be a good friend. During the story we discussed how the fish would be feeling. Everyone then Read more…
In todays lesson we explored what does the crucifying of Jesus mean to us? We looked at the story of Pilate condemning Jesus and Jesus being crucified. We reflected on Jesus’ sacrifice and thought about the sacrifices we have made in our lives. We then re created the story of Read more…
In Forest School this afternoon, we discussed Shrove Tuesday and how is it celebrated by different Christians around the world. We learnt about how some Christians celebrate Mardi Gras. During this time, some people wear costumes and masks, so the children created the some fabulous masks out of natural materials. Read more…
Year 2, 5 and 6 had a fantastic day today with a focus on Islamic art. We were extremely lucky to have Razwan Ul-Haq, who is an artist, visit us. We started the day in the hall, where Razwan, shared some of his fantastic artwork with us and we discussed Read more…
We have been exploring our Christian value of respect. We understand the importance of sustainability (we’ve been learning about that in science) and wanted to use our art / craft skills to create an art piece for a display in the hall that encompasses all of our learning. Here are Read more…
Year 6 were very lucky today to have a visit today from a Humanist, Kevin. Focusing on our topic in RE at the moment is, ‘What matters most to Christians and Humanists?’ Kevin explained what a Humanist is and what they believe in. Humanists are people who want to take Read more…
This half term, in RE, we are learning about sacred places, this week we were looking at places that are sacred to Christians and so we visited St Lukes church. It was lovely to be able to identify objects we have been learning about in the church. We had lots Read more…
This week we have been learning about the Bible story ‘Jesus Calms the a storm.’ Today, our forest school session was linked to this Bible story. We worked together to recap the story and then we discussed the importance of shelters and how they protect us. The children put our Read more…
Last week, year 6 looked and discussed the term ‘trust’. We looked at the story of Jesus walking on water and this meant he trusted God and how his disciples trusted him. We then discussed who we trust and why or what we trust and why. Then, we drew around our Read more…